The aim of the Integrated Cassava Project (ICP) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture was to pre-emptively manage the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) to avert an imminent and increasing possible threat of the Ugandan strain of the CMD virus of the pathogen from doing damage to the N...
Dixon, A.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Ogbe, F.
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Ilona, P.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Lemchi, J.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Yomeni, M.
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Okoro, E.
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Tarawali, G.
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[Fast track participatory approach to release of elite cassava genotypes for various uses in Nigerias cassava economy]
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Fast track participatory approach to release of elite cassava genotypes for various uses in Nigerias cassava economy
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by a group of begomoviruses and transmitted by whitefly vector is a serious disease in all the cassava-growing areas of Africa. Field evaluation with replication was conducted in 2003 and 2004 in three agroecologies in Nigeria to study the response of 40 cassav...
Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Ogbe, F.O.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Ilona, P.
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Dixon, A.
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[Resistance profile of improved cassava germplasm to cassava mosaic disease in Nigeria]
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Resistance profile of improved cassava germplasm to cassava mosaic disease in Nigeria
Cassava is a dominant component in crop mixtures in South-Eastern Nigeria. It is a preferred food security crop among smallholder farmers, because it can tolerate drought, low soil fertility and its production requires minimum external inputs. Various constraints have been shown to affect the wid...
Udensi, U.E.
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Tarawali, G.
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Favour, E.U.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Okoye, B.C.
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Okarter, C.
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Ilona, P.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Dixon, A.
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[Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria]
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Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria
The identification of superior genotypes and mega-environments on the basis of multiple traits is a key objective of multi-environment trials in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). The objective of this study was to examine the genetic variation and genotype 3 environment interaction (GEI) effect...
Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Ilona, P.
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Ogbe, F.O.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Dixon, A.
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[Genetic variation and genotype X environment interaction for yield and other agronomic traits in cassava in Nigeria]
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Genetic variation and genotype X environment interaction for yield and other agronomic traits in cassava in Nigeria
Processing cassava onto pellets, an internationally acceptable and commercially rewarding cassava product minimizes quantitative and qualitative losses. Pellet samples were produced through the conventional chipping, drying, milling then pelleting with and without steaming (CDMP-S and CDMP) and m...
Cassava is an important food security crop among smallholder farmers in Southern Nigeria, because it can tolerate drought, low soil fertility and its production requires minimum external inputs. In most African countries, cassava is becoming important cash crop that has high potential for use as ...
Tarawali, G.
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Iyangbe, C.
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Udensi, U.E.
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Ilona, P.
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Osun, T.
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Okater, C.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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[Commercial-scale adoption of improved cassava varieties: A baseline study to highlight constraints of large-scale cassava based agro-processing industries in Southern Nigeria]
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Commercial-scale adoption of improved cassava varieties: A baseline study to highlight constraints of large-scale cassava based agro-processing industries in Southern Nigeria
Based on the premise that smallholders often get excludedas markets become more commercial, this paper draws lessons from the Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA) Project by exploring the main issues and challenges facing extension service partners in five African cou...
Adebayo, K.
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Abayomi, L.
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Abass, A.
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Dziedzoave, N.T.
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Forsythe, L.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Gensi, R.
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Gibson, R.
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Graffham, A.J.
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Ilona, P.
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Kleih, U.K.
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Lamboll, R.I.
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Mahende, G.
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Martin, A.M.
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Onumah, G.E.
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Orr, A.W.
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Posthumus, H.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Westby, Andrew
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[Sustainable inclusion of smallholders in the emerging high quality cassava flour value chains in Africa: challenges for agricultural extension services]
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Sustainable inclusion of smallholders in the emerging high quality cassava flour value chains in Africa: challenges for agricultural extension services
Research on the resistance of cassava to fire is scarce because ordinarily researchers would not set their cassava farms on fire for such evaluation. Stems rendered useless by fire were commonly reported by farmers but no information on root yields and shoot regeneration. This study compared the ...
Asadu, C.L.A.
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Unagwu, B.O.
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Dixon, A.
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Okechukwu, R.
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Ilona, P.
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Asadu, A.N.
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[Cassava, plantain and moringa grown in an Alfisol and their resilience to bush fire in eastern Nigeria]
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Cassava, plantain and moringa grown in an Alfisol and their resilience to bush fire in eastern Nigeria
Various factors influencing the adoption of weed control technologies in Abia State were studied. A multi-stage random sampling procedure was used to select 510 cassava farmers in 2006. Results showed that 56.5% of the respondents were females, that are largely (90.2%) in their productive years. ...
Udensi, U.
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Tarawali, G.
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Ilona, P.
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Okoye, B.C.
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Dixon, A.
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[Adoption of chemical weed control technology among cassava farmers in south eastern Nigeria]
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Adoption of chemical weed control technology among cassava farmers in south eastern Nigeria